Marshall, Texas
Ollie Marshall Adams spent his working life as a machinist in the huge railroad shops in Marshall, beginning with his apprenticeship at age 17 in 1927. Adams recounts the economic and social impact the now-closed railroad complex...

A native of San Antonio, Reeves was wounded at Okinawa during World War II, resulting in lifelong confinement to a wheelchair. Returning home, this physical handicap was not a barrier to completing his law degree and serving in legal and political...

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